High-rises for housing: The integration of high-rise buildings into the housing landscapes of Amsterdam
Master's thesis - European Urban Studies - Bauhaus University Weimar
Amsterdam’s ‘Third Golden Age’ with a steady economic growth and an exponential influx of new inhabitants, has shaped a High-rise Vision within the Compact City concept to tackle the emerging housing crisis. Historically, the high rise building typology has shown downfalls that could potentially create urban enclaves, disconnecting it from the surroundings in a spatial, but also social way. Locally as well as globally, high-rises are assigned to symbolism of global cities, speculative real estate development and exclusive housing. This thesis reveals how high-rises integrate into the housing landscape of Amsterdam and how the integration has evolved.